M. Renee' Patrick, Ph.D., LP

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Patrick provides diagnostic and therapeutic treatment services for individuals
with autism and their families at the Autism Center. She holds a doctorate of philosophy
in Community Clinical Psychology from Wichita State University. Her predoctoral internship
was completed at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in Lawrence, KS. Dr. Patrick
is a Licensed Psychologist in Missouri and Kansas. She has been working with individuals
with autism, intellectual and other developmental disabilities for 12 years and has
been providing therapy services for 13 years to individuals with a variety of mental
health and comorbid presentations. Prior to coming to the Autism Center, Dr. Patrick
was the director of a statewide behavioral consultation outreach program for individuals
dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and a mental illness for the state
of Kansas, on the Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Training Services project through Parsons
State Hospital and Training Center, where she worked for 7 years. She continues to
serve Southeast Kansas Community Developmental Disabilities Organization as an expert
panel member on the agency’s psychotropic drug review committee. Dr. Patrick has been
involved in research related to school readiness in young children at risk of school
failure, externalizing and other behavioral problems in young children, and end of
life planning and has several peer reviewed publications under each of these areas
of research.